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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 1, 2001

Text of a Letter from the President to Select Committee Chairmen
May 31, 2001

Dear Mr. Chairman:

I hereby report pursuant to section 804(b) of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Act, 21 U.S.C. 1901-1908, 8 U.S.C. 1182 (the "Kingpin Act"), that the following 12 foreign persons are appropriate for sanctions pursuant to the Kingpin Act, and that I am imposing sanctions upon them pursuant to that Act:

  • Osiel Cardenas Guillen
  • Miguel Caro Quintero
  • Joaquin Guzman Loera
  • Ismael Higuera Guerrero
  • Oscar Malherbe de Leon
  • Alcides Ramon Magana
  • Jose Alvarez Tostado
  • Sher Afghan
  • Nasir Ali Khan
  • Chang Ping Yun
  • Jamil Hamieh
  • Joseph Gilboa

Sincerely,

GEORGE W. BUSH

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